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Linux advice
Posted on 1/15/24 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 1/15/24 at 2:24 pm
Hello all.
I have a Dell Micro Optiplex i5-9500T with 16GM of memory and a Lenovo T480 laptop with an i5-8350u and 16gb of memory that I would like to put Linux on to "play" with. This will be for general usage and nothing mission critical.
My Linux experience is mainly UnRaid and the desktop on a Steam Deck.
I'm looking at trying there following:
Zorin
Mint
Ubuntu
Any others I should try or any order you suggest? Any tips appreciated.
I have a Dell Micro Optiplex i5-9500T with 16GM of memory and a Lenovo T480 laptop with an i5-8350u and 16gb of memory that I would like to put Linux on to "play" with. This will be for general usage and nothing mission critical.
My Linux experience is mainly UnRaid and the desktop on a Steam Deck.
I'm looking at trying there following:
Zorin
Mint
Ubuntu
Any others I should try or any order you suggest? Any tips appreciated.
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Posted on 1/15/24 at 2:36 pm to SpartanSoul
Ubuntu and Mint may be the most friendly for a newer linux user.
Posted on 1/15/24 at 3:19 pm to SpartanSoul
Mint and Zorin are great for easing into Linux.
You might want to check out these as well:
- Pop-OS https://pop.system76.com/
- Rhino https://rhinolinux.org/
You might want to check out these as well:
- Pop-OS https://pop.system76.com/
- Rhino https://rhinolinux.org/
Posted on 1/15/24 at 3:29 pm to SpartanSoul
What kind of knowledge are you wanting to gain?
I would recommend throwing Proxmox or another hypervisor onto one of those machines and play around with docker containers, linux server VMs, etc
I go with dedicated servers over containers more often then I should. Just because I have the hardware overhead to do so
. Pretty much everything here is running in a container, Ubuntu Server, or Windows Server (Just the NVR, Print Server and backup task are running in Windows)
I would recommend throwing Proxmox or another hypervisor onto one of those machines and play around with docker containers, linux server VMs, etc
I go with dedicated servers over containers more often then I should. Just because I have the hardware overhead to do so
. Pretty much everything here is running in a container, Ubuntu Server, or Windows Server (Just the NVR, Print Server and backup task are running in Windows) This post was edited on 1/15/24 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 1/15/24 at 5:19 pm to jdd48
I like the looks of Mint Cinnamon. I'll be trying both.
Posted on 1/15/24 at 5:20 pm to MaroonWhite
Posted on 1/15/24 at 5:29 pm to bluebarracuda
quote:
What kind of knowledge are you wanting to gain?
I would recommend throwing Proxmox
Actually Proxmox was on my radar also.
I had an UnRaid server for years that died almost 2 years ago and as a temporary measure I set up another Dell micro i3 running Win 11 as a replacement. One thing led to another, and I never got around to it. The little i3 has been flawless and the only thing I have had to do to it is vacuum off the cat hair every now and then. It runs headless and I just drop the files on over the network. I've avoided changing or replacing it because it has been so trouble free.
The list of apps in your pic are what I would be interested in, the *arr aps, Plex etc. I'll probably test it eventually.
I have too many projects and not enough time. I'm just wanting to try something different than Windows for a change.
Posted on 1/15/24 at 10:17 pm to bluebarracuda
Lol very similar to my proxmox setup except mine is mostly containers
Posted on 1/16/24 at 6:40 am to SpartanSoul
I have an old Dell Latitude 7390 with the same processor and memory running Linux Mint and it's been flawless.
Highly recommend.
Highly recommend.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:20 am to SpartanSoul
Ubuntu mate would be my recommendation.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:57 am to SpartanSoul
I played around with Ubuntu when I first started exploring Linux several years ago. When I finally made the jump full-time, I started with Mint with the thought that I could move up to Ubuntu later.
I'm still on Mint and haven't seen a reason FOR ME to change to full Ubuntu
I'm still on Mint and haven't seen a reason FOR ME to change to full Ubuntu
Posted on 1/16/24 at 2:01 pm to Don Quixote
quote:
I played around with Ubuntu when I first started exploring Linux several years ago. When I finally made the jump full-time, I started with Mint with the thought that I could move up to Ubuntu later.
I'm still on Mint and haven't seen a reason FOR ME to change to full Ubuntu
The only good reason to move from Mint to Ubuntu would just be to get new releases/updates sooner. You get the latest kernels and features quicker on the Ubuntu release timeline but typically, those aren't things worth starting all over for. You still get them eventually.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 7:16 pm to SpartanSoul
I run EndeavourOS, which is an Arch derivative. It's basically a nice, simple wrapper for arch, and I love it. Manjaro isn't bad but I hate that it doesn't use the native AUR.
Some people will poopoo a rolling distribution like arch but I've had zero issues in about 2 years and I use it all day every day.
Some people will poopoo a rolling distribution like arch but I've had zero issues in about 2 years and I use it all day every day.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:07 pm to Hulkklogan
Thaks for the recommendations everyone.
I did the flash drive shuffle and tried about 6 distros today. I ended up setting up dual boot of Zorin and Mint.
Zorin just because I liked to clean look and Mint because I just like everything about it. I think I'm really going to love it; I've been using it for the last few hours, and it just clicks with me, I'm posting from it now. I really like how it suggests setting up snapshots from the start, it put me at ease knowing it will be easy to recover if I screw something up.
Linux really has come a long way. There were no driver problems and I'm impressed at the abundance of apps in the stores. Really looking forward to learning the ins and outs and will probably test different distros along the way.
I did the flash drive shuffle and tried about 6 distros today. I ended up setting up dual boot of Zorin and Mint.
Zorin just because I liked to clean look and Mint because I just like everything about it. I think I'm really going to love it; I've been using it for the last few hours, and it just clicks with me, I'm posting from it now. I really like how it suggests setting up snapshots from the start, it put me at ease knowing it will be easy to recover if I screw something up.
Linux really has come a long way. There were no driver problems and I'm impressed at the abundance of apps in the stores. Really looking forward to learning the ins and outs and will probably test different distros along the way.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 6:22 am to SpartanSoul
Mint is a good place to start for new to Linux users and some like it so much they never try other distributions.
Kubuntu uses the Ubuntu base with the KDE Plasma desktop. I use it quite a bit.
As time and interest allow try Arch and Debian. They've both gotten easier to install.
Kubuntu uses the Ubuntu base with the KDE Plasma desktop. I use it quite a bit.
As time and interest allow try Arch and Debian. They've both gotten easier to install.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 8:13 am to SpartanSoul
This is a good resource which shows a sampling of the distributions that are available: https://distrowatch.com/
Posted on 1/17/24 at 9:08 am to SpartanSoul
quote:
I would like to put Linux on to "play" with.
But why?
If your not a software developer, it's complete junk. If you are just buy a Mac or use WSL.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 9:12 am to j1897
quote:
If your not a software developer, it's complete junk. If you are just buy a Mac or use WSL.
Found the sheep
Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:09 am to bluebarracuda
MacOS is BSD, it will do everything *nix you want, except when you need to actually get shite done, it does that as well. If you aren't running kube, or trying to learn it, linux is a waste of time for desktop.
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 10:10 am
Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:27 am to j1897
Yeah frick free open source software and embrace walled gardens
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